Section 213-2-2 - Registration CriteriaPrograms to prepare students for postsecondary education are not eligible to register to participate in this program. In order to be registered to participate in his program, each Institution must meet the following criteria:
1.Student records. The Institution agrees to review with the Military Bureau annually student records of any National Guard member who is enrolled and receiving a tuition benefit, in order to verify the student's compliance with the requirements set forth in Title 37-B section 354. Such review must be conducted in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ("FERPA").2.Campus Location and Assistance. The Institution must have a campus located in Maine which provides classroom instruction as well as staff able to provide administrative assistance and counseling, as needed, to eligible Maine National Guard members.3.Tuition Rate. If the Institution has separate in-state and out-of -state tuition rates, the Institution agrees to charge any student who qualifies for the Maine National Guard Education Assistance Program their in-state rate.4.Tuition Benefit Cap. The Institution accepts and agrees that the tuition assistance amount provided to a student by the Bureau from the Fund is capped at the University of Maine at Orono's in-state tuition rate per credit hour for the previous academic year.5.Application of Other Forms of Financial Aid. The Institution agrees to apply the following forms of financial aid for tuition for which the student is eligible to the student's tuition balance prior to invoicing the Bureau for the tuition benefit from the Fund: B. any tuition reimbursements or financial assistance from an employer other than in the form of loans;C. any federal military tuition assistance funds, other than in the form of loans, including but not limited to any tuition award from the Post 9/11 GI Bill, if applicable; andD. any other form of tuition assistance that is not in the form of a loan.6.Waiver. The Institution acknowledges that monies available in the Fund are limited to the amounts allocated by the Legislature or by the Adjutant General, pursuant to Title 37-B, section 353- A, and further agrees that if there are insufficient monies in the Fund in a given fiscal year to cover the student's tuition balance, the Institution will waive any remaining tuition balance due from the student up to the amount of the current year's tuition benefit cap as defined in Section 2(4). Tuition costs over and above this cap would be the responsibility of the student.15- 213 C.M.R. ch. 2, § 2